JLPT N1 · Noun

初耳 (hatsumimi)

初耳 (はつみみ, hatsumimi) is a Japanese noun meaning “something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: はつみみ
Romaji: hatsumimi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time · noun

Example sentences

初耳ですね。

This is the first time I heard about it.

Tatoeba #147513

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 初耳

初

first time, beginningショ・はじ.め・はじ.めて · 7 strokes

耳

earジ・みみ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 初耳.

初めはじめbeginning初めてはじめてfor the first time最初さいしょbeginning初級しょきゅうelementary level初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month初歩しょほbasics初めにはじめにfirst初版しょはんfirst edition耳みみear耳鼻科じびかotolaryngology

Source: JMdict entry 1342770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.